Giving almost no time for public review, Illinois Democrats pushed through a $55.2 billion budget for next fiscal year late ...

Illinois taxpayers are on the hook for over a billion dollars of tax increases to fund a $55 billion budget, the most ...

Democrats in control of the Illinois General Assembly flexed their supermajorities to muscle through a $55.2 billion state budget at the 11th hour. The spending plan relies more than $1 billion in tax ...

Illinois legislators late Saturday approved a $55 billion spending plan for the fiscal year starting July 1, unsure how many ...

The Tribune is launching a series of special reports to examine how corn and soybeans made Illinois an agricultural giant and ...

Illinois lawmakers passed a $55 billion budget with tax hikes on smoking and gambling, but left proposals on transit and a ...

The April 2025 outlook presents a downgrade in growth rates for the region, alongside a faster approach of inflation to targets. Risks to the outlook are to the downside and relate to a worsening of ...

With steady home prices, growing inventory, and supportive state programs, the dream of homeownership is still alive in the ...

Illinois Democrats passed a $55 billion spending plan, which includes $1 billion in tax hikes and increased spending by 38% in the last six years, while Republicans criticize the budget as ...